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the white house four mitt romney, dumping millions of dollars that are not transparent that corporate america trying to buy themselves a congress. i think what you will be writing about is that it is essential that we make sure that we restore accountability, that when it comes to the money involved in politics that it be transparent. that we know who is giving and we make sure. the average contribution to the president's campaign is about $53. compare that to the republicans which is a much higher. mitt romney had to take out a loan to purchase up to the general election of $20 million. they had no big givers left to give. when it comes to money and politics, president obama and democrats have tried to deemphasize big corporate givers. we believe this should be a people power campaign. that is why we focus on the $5 or $20 contributions. i think it will carry the president back to the white house. i think you'll see lots of members elected. that grass-roots fund-raising has been reflected in their ground game operation. >> to you feel any added pressure since florida is your home to deliver
the white house four mitt romney, dumping millions of dollars that are not transparent that corporate america trying to buy themselves a congress. i think what you will be writing about is that it is essential that we make sure that we restore accountability, that when it comes to the money involved in politics that it be transparent. that we know who is giving and we make sure. the average contribution to the president's campaign is about $53. compare that to the republicans which is a much...
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paul rieckhoff is the founder and executive director of iraq and afghanistan war veterans of america. he did not have to go into the army. he did not have to serve in iraq, he did as a first lieutenant. he went to am worse. -- he went to m. hurst. he served as an army first -- he went to elmhurst -- amherst. he was a platoon leader in iraq in 2003 and 2004. from september 7, 2001, he left his job on wall street after 911 happened. he went to serve. he has dedicated himself to the issues that bring us here today. he will tell you firsthand what you need to know and we all need to know about the success they have had so far and the word that is still to be done. paul. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i want to start by asking you all to please give a round of applause to mr. brokaw, who has been an incredible voice for us our own. he talked passionately about the greatest generation. he set the groundwork for what now we believe can be the next great generation of veterans who come home and surf. -- and serve. general powell and mcchrystal have an incredible voice for us. b
paul rieckhoff is the founder and executive director of iraq and afghanistan war veterans of america. he did not have to go into the army. he did not have to serve in iraq, he did as a first lieutenant. he went to am worse. -- he went to m. hurst. he served as an army first -- he went to elmhurst -- amherst. he was a platoon leader in iraq in 2003 and 2004. from september 7, 2001, he left his job on wall street after 911 happened. he went to serve. he has dedicated himself to the issues that...
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we believe in america. i will watch this man save this country and put it back on track, the next president of the united states, mitt romney. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "mitt, mitt"] >> thank you. thank you governor, thank you senator toomey and the next united states senator from pennsylvania. congressman fitzpatrick, we appreciate you being here. we are close to a place people are still suffering from the consequences of a hurricane. our hearts go out to you. if you have extra funds to provide to people, please contact the american red cross or the salvation army or any other group helping to provide care to those having a hard time. thanks to the governors helping people, especially governor christie. he is doing everything to help the people of this state. we appreciate his hard work. what a welcome. thank you so very much. this audience and your voices are being heard all over the nation. they are being heard in my heart. people of america understand we are taking back the white house becau
we believe in america. i will watch this man save this country and put it back on track, the next president of the united states, mitt romney. [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "mitt, mitt"] >> thank you. thank you governor, thank you senator toomey and the next united states senator from pennsylvania. congressman fitzpatrick, we appreciate you being here. we are close to a place people are still suffering from the consequences of a hurricane. our hearts go out to you. if...
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if i am planning a 2016 campaign, what do i learn from obama for america? >> hugh learned the need for an online don't base that allows you to -- you learned the need for an online donor base that allows you to raise money. >> this time he raised 1 billion tax 70% online. -- you raised $1 billion? 7% online. >> the most important thing i would say to any campaign is it is about your candidate and the message. what they're going to bring to this country. that is why millions of americans signed up. it was not because they got a t- shirt. they did. it was not because of a bumper sticker. they believe in the vision barack obama has. that is why we won the election. >> we thank our hard-working politico colleagues and bankamerica, c-span for being here, those of you streaming, thank you to anybody who got up early for this conversation. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good to see you again. >> happy things giving. >> here is a look at our prime- time programs. the reserve chairm
if i am planning a 2016 campaign, what do i learn from obama for america? >> hugh learned the need for an online don't base that allows you to -- you learned the need for an online donor base that allows you to raise money. >> this time he raised 1 billion tax 70% online. -- you raised $1 billion? 7% online. >> the most important thing i would say to any campaign is it is about your candidate and the message. what they're going to bring to this country. that is why millions of...
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that was the united states of america. -- god bless the united states of america. ♪ like a fool, i went and stayed too long ♪ here i am, signed, sealed, and delivered ♪ ♪ i am yours ♪ that time i went and said goodbye, now i am back and not afraid to cry ♪ ♪ oh, baby, here i am signed, sealed, and delivered, i am yours ♪ ♪ i've done a lot of foolish things ♪ i? ♪n't >> president barack obama on his second stop of the day in the final days before all of you go to the polls and vote on tuesday. hollywood, florida. the president will travel to cincinnati, ohio, and a late- night rally in colorado. today is part of campaign 2012 review live events of the president of candidates and their surrogates on the trail. we want to get your thoughts on what you've heard. you've heard from the president in hollywood, florida and other events today. independents, 202, 585, 382. we will get to your phone calls in just a minute. let me begin with the state capital bureau chief for the tampa bay times during us to talk about president obama's event. why hollywood florida? tell us abou
that was the united states of america. -- god bless the united states of america. ♪ like a fool, i went and stayed too long ♪ here i am, signed, sealed, and delivered ♪ ♪ i am yours ♪ that time i went and said goodbye, now i am back and not afraid to cry ♪ ♪ oh, baby, here i am signed, sealed, and delivered, i am yours ♪ ♪ i've done a lot of foolish things ♪ i? ♪n't >> president barack obama on his second stop of the day in the final days before all of you go to the...
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god bless america. [applause] ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours ♪ ♪ >> first and foremost we have to create an environment that our small businesses can thriver. when we look at tax reform that's needed for the whole nation. when we look at the border we need comprehensive imfwration reform. our immigration system is broken. we can't get workers to go back and forth. these problems create an impediment to commerce. so we have to be able to provide a work force that can move back and forth easily and we can't do that because of all the impedestrian ments that are not there by having an effective immigration policy. >> some of the issues have to do with the issue that was raised here with regard to being near the border, seasonal work that comes on and being especially susceptible to trends in unemployment and the economy. we need some things here desperately. we need a commuter plane come across and go back. that's not easily allowed in our system. we need sequestration that is
god bless america. [applause] ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours ♪ ♪ >> first and foremost we have to create an environment that our small businesses can thriver. when we look at tax reform that's needed for the whole nation. when we look at the border we need comprehensive imfwration reform. our immigration system is broken. we can't get workers to go back and forth. these problems create an impediment to commerce. so we have to be able to provide a work force...
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guest: schools throughout america had been taking cuts for several years now, since 2008. there is now about to trim any more. what you are seeing is already cuts, lots of places do not have music, do not have art. we talk about how it is so important to have international baccalaureate or ap courses, and lots of places do not have them. class sizes have ballooned. if you are a high school teacher in cleveland, you are teaching 50 kids in a class. almost 10% cuts in really important programs that help kids who are most in need -- they will have an immediate consequence, whether it is your kids in early childhood, even less art or less music or higher class sizes, which the title one cuts are about. you will see they will have an immediate impact on kids when we should be getting kids the kind of education to prepare them for the knowledge and skills they need in the 21st century. >> tom joins us from oklahoma now a republican line. good morning. caller: i heard earlier you say that children need the best and the brightest. does that mean non-union teachers cannot be suffic
guest: schools throughout america had been taking cuts for several years now, since 2008. there is now about to trim any more. what you are seeing is already cuts, lots of places do not have music, do not have art. we talk about how it is so important to have international baccalaureate or ap courses, and lots of places do not have them. class sizes have ballooned. if you are a high school teacher in cleveland, you are teaching 50 kids in a class. almost 10% cuts in really important programs...
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just general america. it's true that it's harder today than it was for my generation, but there are some opportunities. but i think bruce -- bruce is a very unique character, a real life force. you can always learn a lot by watching him and listening to him and he is a working guy. when i first met tim -- him he was broke, living in a surfboard factory. and the most impressive thing about him which i've always tried to emulate ever since, but never been able to quite get there, he was completely uncompromising. there was nothing anyone had that he wanted that would make him compromise his art or his position, you know? and he's that guy. so i don't -- i mean i just think that america, like everyone else believes or most people belief, is at a crossroads right now. if you go to other countries, especially asia and other stuff, importing all their students to get educated here and exporting all the brain power out right after that, i think it's a real problem, you know? but there's nothing i can do about tha
just general america. it's true that it's harder today than it was for my generation, but there are some opportunities. but i think bruce -- bruce is a very unique character, a real life force. you can always learn a lot by watching him and listening to him and he is a working guy. when i first met tim -- him he was broke, living in a surfboard factory. and the most impressive thing about him which i've always tried to emulate ever since, but never been able to quite get there, he was...
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they will be replaced by the beautiful diversity of america, that looks like america. the vitality -- 49 new members, 25% of our caucus is brand new. i want to see them succeed here and i want to see them return. it is always more about the issues, it is about a healthy political system, a healthy america, a healthy planet, a healthy economy that is fair. spoken like a mom -- it is always about health. i feel good about the decision. decisions are liberating carried when you make a decision, how liberating it is once you accept that. >> how difficult is it for you to lead with us again? >> that is no problem at all. i am glad you asked that question. i think we all share an enthusiasm -- correct me if i am wrong. there is something very positive about this election. this president who was held under such terrible comments by the other side was reelected. that was important for the issues we care about, health care, medicare, you name it, but it was also important because it did not have a rejection of president barack obama. this is what was in our hearts -- this is a
they will be replaced by the beautiful diversity of america, that looks like america. the vitality -- 49 new members, 25% of our caucus is brand new. i want to see them succeed here and i want to see them return. it is always more about the issues, it is about a healthy political system, a healthy america, a healthy planet, a healthy economy that is fair. spoken like a mom -- it is always about health. i feel good about the decision. decisions are liberating carried when you make a decision,...
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you called it made in america. i wonder if that was -- which again it was called made in america and again it seemed like in part it had some bilingual stuff, about projecting a very specific vision of america. >> although i produced it, jay- z -- jimmy can speak to this very well. it was jay's idea to show that we're going through a revolution right now and that the restusion is about tearing the walls down and that everybody, you know, you don't go to record shops any longer and go to the rap section or you don't go to hip- hop and you don't go to rock 'n' roll, but everything is accessible through the internet and that all these kids are, there is a unification with all these kids, they're creating their own message and there aren't any walls. jimmy, i would love for you to speak to that. >> with hip-hop in the 19 0's and going into the 1990's, there were a lot of children from that, kids of friends of mine from all over, and one common thing they would say to me, you know, there are a lot -- there are many fewe
you called it made in america. i wonder if that was -- which again it was called made in america and again it seemed like in part it had some bilingual stuff, about projecting a very specific vision of america. >> although i produced it, jay- z -- jimmy can speak to this very well. it was jay's idea to show that we're going through a revolution right now and that the restusion is about tearing the walls down and that everybody, you know, you don't go to record shops any longer and go to...
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america is not a pure capitalist country or a pure socialist country. nor do i propose socialism. it is a mixed economy. it is an economy that has one of the freest private sectors in the world and has allowed entrepreneurs to come up with great products to make our lives better. also, we have an important public sector role to pllay. two inventions that came from government that i am sure you like. the internet, yes. darpa is a government agency that funded the initial project that we now know as the internet. that was the government. when president clinton ordered that we sequenced the human genome, that has led to medical discoveries that have helped to benefit life. what about the interstate highway under eisenhower? government as well. i think the difficulty that we are having is that you think we live in a pure plays a fair economy. you are also making the mistake saying that someone like me is advocating for no private sector role which is certainly support. i used to own my own law forfir. but we need a mixed economy. there are things that we do together. we are trying to
america is not a pure capitalist country or a pure socialist country. nor do i propose socialism. it is a mixed economy. it is an economy that has one of the freest private sectors in the world and has allowed entrepreneurs to come up with great products to make our lives better. also, we have an important public sector role to pllay. two inventions that came from government that i am sure you like. the internet, yes. darpa is a government agency that funded the initial project that we now know...
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it will bring jobs back to america. it will bring more revenue. we also know if we plate -- clean up the code and make it simpler, the tax code will be more efficient. the current code only collects about 85% of what is due the government. it is clear if you have a simpler, cleaner, more fair tax code, that efficiency, the effectiveness and efficiency of the tax code increases exponentially. jake? >> [inaudible] why'd you have any leverage whatsoever? >> there is a republican majority in the house. the american people reelected the republican majority, and i am proud of the fact that our team and a very difficult year was able to maintain our majority. there are a lot of races out there outstanding, but, jake, it is clear as a political party we have some work to do. i think the principles of our party are sound. we believe in individual responsibility. we believe in empowering our citizens. we believe in the american dream. we want that dream for everyone. but how we talk about who we are as a party is clearly conversations that are underway and
it will bring jobs back to america. it will bring more revenue. we also know if we plate -- clean up the code and make it simpler, the tax code will be more efficient. the current code only collects about 85% of what is due the government. it is clear if you have a simpler, cleaner, more fair tax code, that efficiency, the effectiveness and efficiency of the tax code increases exponentially. jake? >> [inaudible] why'd you have any leverage whatsoever? >> there is a republican...
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no friend or family members to make his life here easier in america. there is one thing my father went beyond imagining, and that was believed. belief that here in this nation if you work hard, if you are patient and take responsibility for your own actions it could build your success. a belief that in america you have a chance for dreams and venture your children will have a like you ever had. regardless of who you love, what you worship or what politically keep a hold to, that you have a right to freedom with the restraints or boundaries. this is what my father believed to be the american dream. this is still the american dream. we'll endorse parent -- parents, children, and it would to ourselves to make sure we the american dream of american reality. yet today we live in a time of edon, thesefree o american citizens with pain and without process -- a process. but what we are gauged it will topple wars. they remain to be an issue for national security of civilians in the home front. live at time were american citizens as young as 16-years- old can be
no friend or family members to make his life here easier in america. there is one thing my father went beyond imagining, and that was believed. belief that here in this nation if you work hard, if you are patient and take responsibility for your own actions it could build your success. a belief that in america you have a chance for dreams and venture your children will have a like you ever had. regardless of who you love, what you worship or what politically keep a hold to, that you have a...
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we have a very big choice in america. it comes down to what kind of america we want to have. there is this crushing debt and the stifling of the american dream we have seen over the past four years. it is going to affect all of us. there are some people that are undecided right now. the message is that the president has tried but his policies have not worked. they have failed our state and they will fail the country. that is what it is time for real change what am romney and paul ryan. -- real change with mitt romney and paul ryan. that is why i am here. the president in 2008 offered a pretty good vision of hope and change. he won virginia for the first time in 45 years. a lot of people believed in those promises. the results have not measured up. that is what people need to know. to have an eight% unemployment rate for over 43 months, to have it now be higher today than when president obama took office is pretty good evidence that the policies have not worked. we're not better off than we were four years ago. there's no compelling vision the president has laid out. we have a
we have a very big choice in america. it comes down to what kind of america we want to have. there is this crushing debt and the stifling of the american dream we have seen over the past four years. it is going to affect all of us. there are some people that are undecided right now. the message is that the president has tried but his policies have not worked. they have failed our state and they will fail the country. that is what it is time for real change what am romney and paul ryan. -- real...
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i believe in america. i believe that america is going to come back if we do what we've done from the beginning which is to unleash the freed ms of the american people and let them pursue their dreams. so my plan is five steps to get this economy going. number one take full advantage of our coal, our oil gas and renewables. this is kind of our economy's ace in the hole right now because someone discovered not just how to drill in the earth vertically but how to go horizontally and tap into pockets of oil and gas. by virtue of that technology we can have north earn energy independence within eight years. and that means jobs. that means jobs here in the energy sector as well as in manufacturing. manufacturing uses a lot of energy which and energy here will be abundant and inexpensive so manufacturing is going to come back. and by the way energy jobs and manufacturing jobs they create a lot of jobs. this is a big plus for us and taking full advantage of it is going to get us working again. that's number one. n
i believe in america. i believe that america is going to come back if we do what we've done from the beginning which is to unleash the freed ms of the american people and let them pursue their dreams. so my plan is five steps to get this economy going. number one take full advantage of our coal, our oil gas and renewables. this is kind of our economy's ace in the hole right now because someone discovered not just how to drill in the earth vertically but how to go horizontally and tap into...
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they also say they should have less of a role in education in america. both of those things are somewhat inconsistent. at the end of the day, we have to have policies that are oabout supporting and nurturing good teaching. having art and music, having a real collaboration. those are the things that can turn around schools or make good schools even better. the federal government, when they do policies about schools, should do things that do not do harm and actually move that kind of agenda. i would like to see us get away from the silver bullet theory that if you put a test score in the teacher's evaluation, that will make things great. that is not what makes things a great. what makes things a great is when we have teachers who are supported, have the time, the trust to do the things they need to do, have the tools to do the things they need to do, and we have kids who have the resources they need, including, if they are hungry and if they cannot see a black boy, they have choices to make sure that happens. host: mark is our next call from california on
they also say they should have less of a role in education in america. both of those things are somewhat inconsistent. at the end of the day, we have to have policies that are oabout supporting and nurturing good teaching. having art and music, having a real collaboration. those are the things that can turn around schools or make good schools even better. the federal government, when they do policies about schools, should do things that do not do harm and actually move that kind of agenda. i...
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leaders that it's time to invest in america again. host: christine owens, the executive director of the national employment law project. if you pay in to one employment on every paycheck, how can you be denied the unemployment insurance? guest: there are a lot of things that happen. if you are fired for cause, in most places you cannot get insurance. if you have not met the state's requirements in terms of how much or earnings have been no research won't time, you cannot get unemployment insurance. it is also the case that employers will sometimes just deny when the state agency presents a claim to that employer and they say they have filed a claim for benefits and the employer will say he/she was fired for cause and give another reason that would be a basis for denial. many times, that's not true but the individual claimant is not going to go through the process of appealing the denial. employers have an incentive to try to challenge a claim because of the more of their employees to collect, the higher the tax rate for their unemploy
leaders that it's time to invest in america again. host: christine owens, the executive director of the national employment law project. if you pay in to one employment on every paycheck, how can you be denied the unemployment insurance? guest: there are a lot of things that happen. if you are fired for cause, in most places you cannot get insurance. if you have not met the state's requirements in terms of how much or earnings have been no research won't time, you cannot get unemployment...
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just general america. it's true that it's harder today than it was for my generation, but there are some opportunities. but i think bruce -- bruce is a very unique character, a real life force. you can always learn a lot by watching him and listening to him and he is a working guy. when i first met tim -- him he was broke, living in a surfboard factory. and the most impressive thing about him which i've always tried to emulate ever since, but never been able to quite get there, he was completely uncompromising. there was nothing anyone had that he wanted that would make him compromise his art or his position, you know? and he's that guy. so i don't -- i mean i just think that america, like everyone else believes or most people belief, is at a crossroads right now. if you go to other countries, especially asia and other stuff, importing all their students to get educated here and exporting all the brain power out right after that, i think it's a real problem, you know? but there's nhing i can do about that
just general america. it's true that it's harder today than it was for my generation, but there are some opportunities. but i think bruce -- bruce is a very unique character, a real life force. you can always learn a lot by watching him and listening to him and he is a working guy. when i first met tim -- him he was broke, living in a surfboard factory. and the most impressive thing about him which i've always tried to emulate ever since, but never been able to quite get there, he was...
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wake up, america. host: thank you. from "the new york times," these are mitt romney supporters in the cincinnati area. the ground game is the focus of the story as they try to "grind it out" to get supporters to the polls. this is all about the ground game and getting their people to the polls. then there is this headline, from the cleveland plain dealer -- it is all about ohio. reid, manassas, virginia. good afternoon. caller: i am not an israeli, i am an independent. i would like to vote for barack obama. why? mitt romney is a liar. he changes his story every time. he thinks we are stupid. >> thank you for the call. if you do get through, we ask that you turned down the volume on the set. we will be able to hear you much better. david? caller: how are you doing, sir? i think it is asinine that the mitt romney republican supporters are not able to realize that this guy is selling fairy tales and fantasies. he made this comment about comments -- what was it about the jeeps being shipped? whatever? the jobs for the jeep
wake up, america. host: thank you. from "the new york times," these are mitt romney supporters in the cincinnati area. the ground game is the focus of the story as they try to "grind it out" to get supporters to the polls. this is all about the ground game and getting their people to the polls. then there is this headline, from the cleveland plain dealer -- it is all about ohio. reid, manassas, virginia. good afternoon. caller: i am not an israeli, i am an independent. i...
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go find them in the villages and towns of america. we did that. over a period of about five or six years, we created a splendid force of young men and women willing to serve their country as volunteers. they had the same tradition, the same culture, the same loyalty and dedication as any other generation of americans that have ever gone before. they proved themselves in the gulf war, the panama invasion and they proved themselves in the last 10 years in iraq and in afghanistan, but the theme we have to keep in mind is something president lincoln said in his second inaugural address -- to care for those who have borne the battle. widows and children. to care. is mean to never forget that they are carrying the american spirit. they are carrying the american traditions with them. when they get injured, when they get hurt, or when they come back to be reintegrate into society, we have to be waiting to care for of them -- it is not just the federal government or the veterans administration. it is their fellow citizens who have to care for them. most of
go find them in the villages and towns of america. we did that. over a period of about five or six years, we created a splendid force of young men and women willing to serve their country as volunteers. they had the same tradition, the same culture, the same loyalty and dedication as any other generation of americans that have ever gone before. they proved themselves in the gulf war, the panama invasion and they proved themselves in the last 10 years in iraq and in afghanistan, but the theme we...
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we believe in a generous america. in a compassionate america. in a tolerant america. open to the dreams of an immigrant's daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag. to the young boy on the south side of chicago who sees the light beyond the nearest street corner. to the furniture worker's child in north carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist. an engineer or an entrepreneur. a diplomat or even a president. that's the future we hope for. that's the vision we share. that's where we need to go. forward. that's where we need to go. now we will disagree. sometimes fiercely. about how to get there. as it has for more than two century, progress will come in fits and starts. it's not always a straight line. it's not always a smooth path. by itself, the recognition that -- recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end the grid lock or solve all our problems. or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus. and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward. but that common bond is where we must begi
we believe in a generous america. in a compassionate america. in a tolerant america. open to the dreams of an immigrant's daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag. to the young boy on the south side of chicago who sees the light beyond the nearest street corner. to the furniture worker's child in north carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist. an engineer or an entrepreneur. a diplomat or even a president. that's the future we hope for. that's the vision we share....
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he loves america and wants us to love america too. host: to facebook -- twitter -- back to your calls, republicans on 00 only, on the future of your party. mark in arlington, virginia. caller: i think tim pawlenty is absolutely right. i would have voted for him. i think republicans should stay away from issues that have to do with -- social issues, and stay more on the fiscal and financial issues, because by staying on social issues they turn off a lot of women. by aligning themselves so closely with religious right, they turn off a lot of people. so they should try to stay more on the financial side and the fiscal side and stay away from social issues. if they did that, i think they would get more acceptance from these other groups that generally vote democratic. host: richard is on the line from new mexico. caller: good morning. i think this is a low priority conversation. we have all this stuff going on in libya. i cannot remember in the past two weeks you guys opening up with it. i think it's extremely important. in my state i was
he loves america and wants us to love america too. host: to facebook -- twitter -- back to your calls, republicans on 00 only, on the future of your party. mark in arlington, virginia. caller: i think tim pawlenty is absolutely right. i would have voted for him. i think republicans should stay away from issues that have to do with -- social issues, and stay more on the fiscal and financial issues, because by staying on social issues they turn off a lot of women. by aligning themselves so...
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[cheers and applause] now, this is a campaign about america, and it is about the future america that we are going to leave to our children. we thank you, and we ask you to stay in it all of the way until victory tomorrow night. [cheers and applause] tomorrow, we begin a new tomorrow. some of your friends and family have not made of their minds and to vote for, i would like you to make sure you talk to them, and ask them to look beyond the speeches and the attacks and all of the ads and to look to the record, because talk is cheap, but a record is real, and it is earned by effort. change was promised by the president, but change is not measured by that, it is measured by achievement. four years ago, candidate obama promised much, but he has fallen so very short. he promised a post-partisan presidency, but he became most partisan, blaming and attacking. and it was not just republicans he refused to listen to. he also did not listen to independent voices. he was going to focus on jobs. instead, he focused on obamacare, which killed jobs, and he said he was going to cut the deficit in ha
[cheers and applause] now, this is a campaign about america, and it is about the future america that we are going to leave to our children. we thank you, and we ask you to stay in it all of the way until victory tomorrow night. [cheers and applause] tomorrow, we begin a new tomorrow. some of your friends and family have not made of their minds and to vote for, i would like you to make sure you talk to them, and ask them to look beyond the speeches and the attacks and all of the ads and to look...
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just like you love america. and there are good democrats like that. i will meet with the democrats and republican leaders. i will do it much more frequently. because we are going to have to work together. these are critical times. this is an election of consequence. host: in other ad about the campaign -- i am sorry, an article about the campaign spending late in the game. the headline from the "washington times" -- outsiders turn on spending spigot full blast. outside political groups spend 90 million on ads. and in a single day on monday, the highest water mark in the history of political spending. super pacs and nonprofit political groups furiously unloaded the money that will have little value to them in just one week. and more about ad spending. i want to show you a clip from last evening. obama at a rally at the university of colorado, talking and that important swing state. a bit of that now. [video clip] >> we know what change looks like. [applause] we know what is going to help the middle class. [applau
just like you love america. and there are good democrats like that. i will meet with the democrats and republican leaders. i will do it much more frequently. because we are going to have to work together. these are critical times. this is an election of consequence. host: in other ad about the campaign -- i am sorry, an article about the campaign spending late in the game. the headline from the "washington times" -- outsiders turn on spending spigot full blast. outside political...
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america has avoided defaulting. the fears and concerns of americans across the board are considered by this congress and as a result, we have come together on a bipartisan basis. the down payment on the deficit included in this bill comes primarily from working families and those struggling in america. if we are going to have true deficit reduction, we have to put everything on the table and put everything on the table. the committee has a particular responsibility here for another $1.50 trillion in savings. let us make sure that we do it in a fair and just manner for all the people in america. and we will spell out that we address the number one issue, creating jobs for people in this economy. >> washington, the nation, the world can breathe a sigh of relief. the crisis that would have continued if we defaulted, the recession has been diverted. but we have a lot more work to do. a lot more work to do. the bill, which had things as the leader mentioned, a lot of things we did not like. it had some things we like, pa
america has avoided defaulting. the fears and concerns of americans across the board are considered by this congress and as a result, we have come together on a bipartisan basis. the down payment on the deficit included in this bill comes primarily from working families and those struggling in america. if we are going to have true deficit reduction, we have to put everything on the table and put everything on the table. the committee has a particular responsibility here for another $1.50...
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the future of empowerment of women in america. you saw some of these faces yesterday among the new members-elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time that a parliamentary body would have a party who had the majority of women and minorities. that's its strength. and we are very, very proud of that. i said yesterday, we did not have the majority, but we have the gavel. excuse me. we don't have the gavel. [laughter] we don't have the -- [laughter] >> we have our own gavel. we have something more important . we have unity. we do not have the gavel. we do not have the majority, but we have unity. i think our caucus demonstrated that this morning very clearly. so i come here with my sisters. when i came to congress 25 years ago, there were about 23 members of congress who were women out of 435. just think of that. 11 -- today we have over 60 house democratic women. [applause] >> very good. not enough. we want more. but all of us who were there that dozen of us here, we a
the future of empowerment of women in america. you saw some of these faces yesterday among the new members-elect. i said then that they were part of the most diverse caucus in the history of the world, the first time that a parliamentary body would have a party who had the majority of women and minorities. that's its strength. and we are very, very proud of that. i said yesterday, we did not have the majority, but we have the gavel. excuse me. we don't have the gavel. [laughter] we don't have...
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[applause] good democrats love america just like good republicans love america. i happen to be in a state that has a few democrats, massachusetts. i legislature was about 85% democrat. and to get anything done at all and have my veto upheld i had to have people across the aisle i could work with. when i came in office we had a multibillion budget gap, we actually sat down every week, got to know each other. every week we net one of our offices and talked about the challenges we faced and looked for common ground. we often count come together but often we found common ground. we found a way to slow down the rate of growth in our state and cut spending in our state. we cut taxes 19 times and made our state more business friendly and by the end of four years instead of a $3 billion budget gap we had a $2 billion fund. it's got to happen. i want you to know that i'm optimistic. i'm convinced that the future is brighter than the past. i don't believe our kids are going to have tougher times than we did. i believe they're going to have brighter times. i believe kids co
[applause] good democrats love america just like good republicans love america. i happen to be in a state that has a few democrats, massachusetts. i legislature was about 85% democrat. and to get anything done at all and have my veto upheld i had to have people across the aisle i could work with. when i came in office we had a multibillion budget gap, we actually sat down every week, got to know each other. every week we net one of our offices and talked about the challenges we faced and looked...
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world needs a strong america. america can't afford four more years of barack obama. >> some of the web videos released to the and of course all of our coverage available on our website. let's go to michigan on our democrat line. what are you expecting tomorrow? >> i'm expecting good things i hope. what i don't understand is why the people don't realize that if the republican house would approve for instance the infrastructure, hiring more cops, a few other bills they said they won't vote on so that obama can't maintain his presidency our unemployment would be around 5 or 6%. it doesn't make sense to me why they don't understand that. host: i know some of the polls show the race tightening in michigan but the latest poll shows the president with a 3 to 5% lead in mish. have you seen a lot of campaign activity in your state over the last couple of weeks? caller: no, i'm a little bit homebound but just what i hear on the local news and stuff. and again, like i say, i don't understand whatever your republican, democra
world needs a strong america. america can't afford four more years of barack obama. >> some of the web videos released to the and of course all of our coverage available on our website. let's go to michigan on our democrat line. what are you expecting tomorrow? >> i'm expecting good things i hope. what i don't understand is why the people don't realize that if the republican house would approve for instance the infrastructure, hiring more cops, a few other bills they said they won't...
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and in the romney campaign, it was "believed in america." that can perhaps be inspiring but if you listen to his speech is all on clay, they were more nostalgic and inspirational. we want to return to a time when america was great and respected from world. if he was trying to be like ronald reagan in that approach, remember the theme of "morning in america." it wasn't remember the day when it was morning in america. it was helpful. the final-that turned out to be true is american inclusiveness, we are part of a big community, we're not read, we're not blue, we are the united states of america. the coalition the president needed to put together in order to win of women and young people and african-americans, also served to fit the theme. the republicans' strength was also the weakness. the ability to have some solidarity around some issues to keep the president from moving forward in terms of tax increases and spending and even on some social issues. the obama campaign and a few others in the republican side said some inappropriate things, th
and in the romney campaign, it was "believed in america." that can perhaps be inspiring but if you listen to his speech is all on clay, they were more nostalgic and inspirational. we want to return to a time when america was great and respected from world. if he was trying to be like ronald reagan in that approach, remember the theme of "morning in america." it wasn't remember the day when it was morning in america. it was helpful. the final-that turned out to be true is...
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he embodied all that is good and all that is great about america. >> more from the memorial service for neil armstrong, thanksgiving day on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and just before 11:30, of behind the scenes look at at life as a teenager in the white house. or 1:00, haul gain skills and game theories are being used to solve world problems. next, from the new york academy of sciences, a discussion of preventing global pandemic. they talk about the list of viruses and the growth in cities. following their remarks, they took questions from the audience. this is 90 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much, megan. can you will hear me? ok. thank you for coming out tonight. megan explain something i have been wondering about, i had been told about the seven deadly sins that i had forgotten and i could not figure out where we got that title. that is what we will be talking about tonight. our panel will be talking about, although it might make sense to reverse that and turn it into the virus's go wrathful. i'm going to introduce you to our panelists and then start with some questions. w
he embodied all that is good and all that is great about america. >> more from the memorial service for neil armstrong, thanksgiving day on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and just before 11:30, of behind the scenes look at at life as a teenager in the white house. or 1:00, haul gain skills and game theories are being used to solve world problems. next, from the new york academy of sciences, a discussion of preventing global pandemic. they talk about the list of viruses and the growth in...
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caller: america is not broke. with the free labor for 400 years, america has money. everyone talks about the 1980's and the 1990's. let's talk about the 1920's and the 1940's. let's talk about what went on then economically. america is far from being broke. host: talk to me about the 1920's and the 1930's and coming out of the depression. do you see a comparison from that era and the era we are in now? caller: no. host: -- host: we have a color on our line for independent -- caller on our line for independents. caller: they are taking a step in the right direction by encouraging young people to get involved in this problem. i hope one of the things will be getting back to basics. we need a lot more younger faces in washington. retire some of the gray hairs out of there. i am 58 years old. i think it is time for a big change and some common sense. i commend them both and i hope they are successful. i do not know what party they will go under, may be independent. we need a party of movement. host: sorry to cut you off. , nick troiano -- nick troiano, to you follow any
caller: america is not broke. with the free labor for 400 years, america has money. everyone talks about the 1980's and the 1990's. let's talk about the 1920's and the 1940's. let's talk about what went on then economically. america is far from being broke. host: talk to me about the 1920's and the 1930's and coming out of the depression. do you see a comparison from that era and the era we are in now? caller: no. host: -- host: we have a color on our line for independent -- caller on our line...
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what is your optimism level for america? caller: good morning. the day after the election, i thought it was a very sad day for our country. i am a christian. i compare the morals of the two men. i am very strong in my belief against abortion, the marriage issue. the top of the list would be the economy and the morality for my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. i don't see this country doing better in the next four years. i fear we may slide even further backward. i'd just pray that all of our leaders, republicans and democrat, will start looking at the bible and seeing what god wants them to do and it just be better men and women. that is basically my views. happy thanksgiving to you. host: the front page of the orange county registry this morning. one gentleman here is thankful for work. family is another one. someone here is thankful that the election is over. the internet. food and xbox. family, jobs, health. that is the front page of "the orange county register." cdog tweets in he is thankful for football today than ther. some
what is your optimism level for america? caller: good morning. the day after the election, i thought it was a very sad day for our country. i am a christian. i compare the morals of the two men. i am very strong in my belief against abortion, the marriage issue. the top of the list would be the economy and the morality for my children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. i don't see this country doing better in the next four years. i fear we may slide even further backward. i'd just pray...
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two-thirds of america says america is on the wrong track. and evangelicals are in that number. they want to see the direction of this country change. they are out doing stuff to make it happen. we registered 500,000 new conservative voters. where one of many organizations have been doing not. i think this is going to be, obviously it will be a close election -- but i think we are going to see a strong turnout across america on tuesday. host: tony perkins from the family research council joins us for about 10 more minutes. on our line for republicans, south carolina. go ahead. caller: your last guest kept bringing up the golden rule to defend his position from a biblical standpoint. i would never get into that debate. this is supposed to be from a broiling or governmental standpoint. so since he brought it up, wouldn't that be the case that he is saying do unto others, and the biblical sense, jesus would never say do unto others, especially if it is involving a sin, he would never say understand people are lying, cheating and stealing and make that your government will ruling be
two-thirds of america says america is on the wrong track. and evangelicals are in that number. they want to see the direction of this country change. they are out doing stuff to make it happen. we registered 500,000 new conservative voters. where one of many organizations have been doing not. i think this is going to be, obviously it will be a close election -- but i think we are going to see a strong turnout across america on tuesday. host: tony perkins from the family research council joins...
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i think he would make america team america. he would make team america take one for him. his religiosity, he may want to force that on america when we are not ready. also, the buyer's remorse. i wrote down the we would be darned if we do and donned if we do not. we will wind up with more gridlock and the republicans will wind up with mr. obama anyway. host: ok. "washington post," the annual crystal ball addition. we are taking off from that and asking you who will be winning on tuesday and why. this is from tom freeman, looking at the morning after the election and what congress will face when they return. he writes -- host: there's also this, from kathleen parker, inside "the washington post." host: that is this morning from katherine parker, herpes and side of "the washington post." -- her piece in side of "the washington post." a safer, more confident prediction on what will happen in the aftermath. this is from frank bruni. host: some of the opinion pieces this morning, that is from "the new york times." this is a 32nd mitt romney advertisement released yesterday morn
i think he would make america team america. he would make team america take one for him. his religiosity, he may want to force that on america when we are not ready. also, the buyer's remorse. i wrote down the we would be darned if we do and donned if we do not. we will wind up with more gridlock and the republicans will wind up with mr. obama anyway. host: ok. "washington post," the annual crystal ball addition. we are taking off from that and asking you who will be winning on...
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it is often thought that redistricting has a large effect on the polarization of america. we tend to doubt this. he debate is almost nonexistent. we're more on the side that has a small to modest effect. one effect of having fewer competitive districts is there are fewer competitive districts -- they tend to produce members that are more moderate. not dramatically. they do not produce people that are right in the middle of the spectrum. you're likely to see a little bit of moderation. where we see the great moderation is in these misaligned districts. that person is likely to be right in the middle. much more likely to go home to their constituents and talk to people of the other party and have their voting patterns moderated. this contributes greatly to the decline in moderates. one last point, turnover. we see a number of seats and how the turnover. in a given decade, lots of those seats -- most seats in not change hands at all. if we also have seen in the last four decades as american number of seats have changed hands because there realigning. they're the seats that ar
it is often thought that redistricting has a large effect on the polarization of america. we tend to doubt this. he debate is almost nonexistent. we're more on the side that has a small to modest effect. one effect of having fewer competitive districts is there are fewer competitive districts -- they tend to produce members that are more moderate. not dramatically. they do not produce people that are right in the middle of the spectrum. you're likely to see a little bit of moderation. where we...
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god bless you all for coming, and god bless the united states of america. thank you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ >> ann romney of wrapping up her appearance in ohio. she will join the rest of the romney campaign. mitt romney is spending the day to day in the virginia. we will have his rally come up at 2:15 eastern. we will have that live on c- span. president obama back on the campaign trail this morning, and he will head to wisconsin and las vegas and and the evening in colorado. in between, we bring you another debate, the rhode island debate. up tonight atg rhode island college at 7:30 eastern on c-span. "washington journal"has been looking at the battleground states. this morning's focus, the battleground of virginia. host: today we put a spotlight on the state of virginia, the commonwealth of virginia. 13 electoral votes in this state. the current unemployment rate, 5.9%. 2008, president obama won the state by over six percentage points, the first time
god bless you all for coming, and god bless the united states of america. thank you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ >> ann romney of wrapping up her appearance in ohio. she will join the rest of the romney campaign. mitt romney is spending the day to day in the virginia. we will have his rally come up at 2:15 eastern. we will have that live on c- span. president obama back on the...
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they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning. budget reduction, immigration reform and education -- we will go now to seth from oklahoma on the republican line. what are your priorities for the second time? caller: right now i am a server at the hili's chain. i see polls all the time before the presidential race. i do not make judgments. i can see an amount of people that i meet that have seen what obama has done for them. two people have college degrees and they cannot find a job. three people going to vacation all school and they cannot get in the -- they cannot get -- vocational school and they cannot get on at the air force base. the people who have no will -- they do not want to get better. they do not want to better themselves or their education. they are on the food stamps, the welfare, the obamacare. host: you
they found out, america is not the america of cleavers. this is a multiracial society, and it is only getting more. get in line, or we have seen the last of the republican party. host: thank you for the call from rhode island. a few other facebook comments this morning. budget reduction, immigration reform and education -- we will go now to seth from oklahoma on the republican line. what are your priorities for the second time? caller: right now i am a server at the hili's chain. i see polls...
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we were the ticket splitting capital of america. we have cents settled back into partisan voting with the rest of america. this is a very polarized era. having said that, when you have close elections you still have a band of voters who will mix and match on the ballot, either because they want to mix and match or they are simply reacting to the individual candidates. in the case of romney and kaine , i have personally been in situations where straw votes were taken among large groups and you generally find you have 3, 4, 5% of the romney boaters picking tim kane for various reasons. some of these romney voters are more moderate republicans and the like tim kane better than his opponent. are there similar voters for obama and george allen? i am sure there are. i never met one of them. but i will say this -- george allen, despite what happened in 2006, he has won from time to time in running for statewide office 15% of the african- american vote. there would be a case in some precincts where you find some obama-allen voters. it will
we were the ticket splitting capital of america. we have cents settled back into partisan voting with the rest of america. this is a very polarized era. having said that, when you have close elections you still have a band of voters who will mix and match on the ballot, either because they want to mix and match or they are simply reacting to the individual candidates. in the case of romney and kaine , i have personally been in situations where straw votes were taken among large groups and you...
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god loves you, god loves wisconsin and god was the united states of america. america. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, representative joe donnelly is a victory speech after defeating richard murdock for the u.s. senate seat in indiana. he won with almost 50% of the vote. this is about 5 minutes. [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. thank you so much for all your help. i look out at all of you and you all made phone calls and all knocked on doors and you were all out in cold weather going from house to house and that is why i am going to be the next united states senator from the state of indiana. [applause] it is not about me -- my dear friend 7 spriggs senator evan by has come back time and time again to travel with me to go all over the state, to spend time calling people. dan parker, the entire party team, what an incredible job, all of the county chairs and organizations -- most of all, to hoosier voters -- you gave us a chance and what we said was we think
god loves you, god loves wisconsin and god was the united states of america. america. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> next, representative joe donnelly is a victory speech after defeating richard murdock for the u.s. senate seat in indiana. he won with almost 50% of the vote. this is about 5 minutes. [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. thank you so much for all your help. i look...
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caller: this is just like america, the masters of the inside job. our bureaucratic people that we hire get into these private and public partnerships and find a way to put up think tanks to -- host: i'm not sure where you're going with that but you're still on the line at this point. we will move on to pursue in new york -- sue in new york. caller: good morning. good morning? host: we're listening. caller: i think we eventually need to move to a single-payer plan. the bureaucracy is incredible and costs so much money. host: we're having trouble hearing you. we will let you go. since the implementation of aca, has the been a trend to higher higher cost in health care coverage? guest: not really. costs have not gone down. a few small cost increases have happened because there are some things in the law that would be expected. someone would have to pay for them. the cost trend in health care has been down mainly because of the recession. employers have been passing more cost on to workers who have been facing more out-of-pocket costs. we have seen a li
caller: this is just like america, the masters of the inside job. our bureaucratic people that we hire get into these private and public partnerships and find a way to put up think tanks to -- host: i'm not sure where you're going with that but you're still on the line at this point. we will move on to pursue in new york -- sue in new york. caller: good morning. good morning? host: we're listening. caller: i think we eventually need to move to a single-payer plan. the bureaucracy is incredible...
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made in america by american workers. and so in a sense this is a make it in america piece of legislation. while the imports from russia -- the dominant one is in petroleum, in oil, and in that sense they're not directly commeeting -- competing with our workers. so we have in terms of what flows an advantage being a full partner. but let me say one other thing because i think those of you who have found this, no, i don't believe that trade legislation is only about flow of goods. it also has to be embedded in the structure to make sure that there are benefits for our companies and for our workers. and that there's a structure to try to make sure there's a rule of law. because if there isn't a rule of law in another country, it is not beneficial for their citizens or for our companies. and so here i wanted to pay attention to the magnitsky legislation. because no one should think that it's easy to do business in any country where there isn't a rule of law. and it isn't easy to do business and we should hesitate to simply,
made in america by american workers. and so in a sense this is a make it in america piece of legislation. while the imports from russia -- the dominant one is in petroleum, in oil, and in that sense they're not directly commeeting -- competing with our workers. so we have in terms of what flows an advantage being a full partner. but let me say one other thing because i think those of you who have found this, no, i don't believe that trade legislation is only about flow of goods. it also has to...
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not in america. that's why, while some folks were willing to let the auto industry go under, you know who i'm talking about, with more than a million jobs that would have been lost, barack had the backs of american workers. and that's why today, the american auto industry is back on its feet again. and yes, while we still have a way to go to completely rebuild this economy, there are more and more clear signs every day that we are on the road to recovery. exports have grown by 45%. this morning, we learned that companies hired more workers in october than any time in the last eight months. the majority of my husband's presidency, now 32 straight months, private sector job growth, nearly 5.5 million new jobs created under this administration, good jobs, right here in the united states of america. now, when it comes to giving our young people the education they deserve, understand this, barack knows that like me, and like so many of you, there is absolutely no way we could have gone to college without
not in america. that's why, while some folks were willing to let the auto industry go under, you know who i'm talking about, with more than a million jobs that would have been lost, barack had the backs of american workers. and that's why today, the american auto industry is back on its feet again. and yes, while we still have a way to go to completely rebuild this economy, there are more and more clear signs every day that we are on the road to recovery. exports have grown by 45%. this...
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god bless the knighted states of america. -- united states of america. thank you. ♪ [indiscernible conversations] >> we're live at the university of colorado, the last event of the day after rallies earlier today in wisconsin and loss vegas. he is expected to arrive shortly. as we wait for the president, a look at ohio as a battleground state for campaign 2012. >> all this week, we have been focusing on the nine swing states that hold the keys to this election. we are highlighting them all today and we put the spotlight on colorado where it looks like it is a close race for the presidential election. the state of colorado there, the corridors. it has nine electoral votes, the unemployment rate right now is 8%. president obama won that state in 2008 by a 9% advantage. joining us from denver is the editorial page editor with the denver post. what are the top issues for colorado voters? >> just about everywhere else, the economy and jobs. we also have a large energy sector here. energy is a big issue. among the latino population, especially democrats, imm
god bless the knighted states of america. -- united states of america. thank you. ♪ [indiscernible conversations] >> we're live at the university of colorado, the last event of the day after rallies earlier today in wisconsin and loss vegas. he is expected to arrive shortly. as we wait for the president, a look at ohio as a battleground state for campaign 2012. >> all this week, we have been focusing on the nine swing states that hold the keys to this election. we are highlighting...
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america has got a real problem. if we do not change, and we just take the theory and stick our heads in the ground, it will not be long before all america will be able to do is take care of a couple of old coots like m e and al and by a few tanks. if you like education, if you think we should be investing in research, if you think we should be doing something about this $4 trillion of deferred maintenance we have on our highways and bridges, then we'd better grow up, and we better understand that we have got to make some cuts throughout this budget or we will not be able to invest in anything that america has to invest in to be competitive in the >> something has changed since december 2010 and that is the kind of support you're getting for -- from some in the business community. are you satisfied with the level of support and are those business leaders going far enough in offering specifics, what they are inmay have to fall by the wayside. >> i will say it again -- we will not be here if it was not for the peterson
america has got a real problem. if we do not change, and we just take the theory and stick our heads in the ground, it will not be long before all america will be able to do is take care of a couple of old coots like m e and al and by a few tanks. if you like education, if you think we should be investing in research, if you think we should be doing something about this $4 trillion of deferred maintenance we have on our highways and bridges, then we'd better grow up, and we better understand...
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god bless america. [applause] ♪ ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours ♪ ♪ [applause] ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered i'm yours ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ only in america we dream in red, white and blue only in america where we dream as big as we want to we all get a chance everybody take a hand only in america ♪ >> president obama wrapping up his stock at the franklin county fairgrounds just outside columbus in hilliard. will wrap up the day in and that the northwestern part of the state. -- in the northwestern part of the state. >> the first appearance in ohio for the day for president obama. two more to come and lots more global coverage to come. the associated press is reporting 22 million people have already early voted in ohio. -- 1.3 million of them in ohio. 30% democrats, 24% republicans. here is what the road to the white house coverage looks like for the rest of the day. michelle obama is at virginia state university live at 5:25 eastern and then back to o
god bless america. [applause] ♪ ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered, i'm yours ♪ ♪ [applause] ooh baby here i am signed, sealed, delivered i'm yours ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ only in america we dream in red, white and blue only in america where we dream as big as we want to we all get a chance everybody take a hand only in america ♪ >> president obama wrapping up his stock at the franklin county fairgrounds just outside columbus in hilliard. will wrap up the day in and...
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came to america for. we didn't come here for guaranteed success. we came here for the opportunity to work hard and make our tomorrow better than our today. that's fairness. maintaining that opportunity, ensuring that other generation of americans has that opportunity. i'm going to quote milton friedman, mr. speaker. the country is the poor for not having milton friedman with us any longer. but he said there's a distinct different between raising taxes or the 90% of america votes to raise taxes on themselves to help the bottom 10%, because that's what we do as americans. we're generous, generous people. we care deeply about our neighbors and our communities. it's one thing for the 90% to raise taxes on themselves to help the 10%, but it's an entirely different thing when the 80% raise taxes on the top 10% to help the bottom 10%. think about that, mr. speaker. how easy is it when we talk about the tough choices that my colleague from virginia just brought up, how tough is it to decide you're going to raise
came to america for. we didn't come here for guaranteed success. we came here for the opportunity to work hard and make our tomorrow better than our today. that's fairness. maintaining that opportunity, ensuring that other generation of americans has that opportunity. i'm going to quote milton friedman, mr. speaker. the country is the poor for not having milton friedman with us any longer. but he said there's a distinct different between raising taxes or the 90% of america votes to raise taxes...
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that is what you are going to do when this happens in america. host: i am only stating what we read in news reports and what the president has said. i am sorry that you feel we are giving a perspective, but our goal here is to share with you what we find, i can share more articles of president obama talking about his faith as the morning goes on. good morning, pennsylvania. caller: i appreciate the c-span a balanced approach, it is amazing. [unintelligible] it is harry true, but you know, obama came in -- it is very true, but you know, obama came in [unintelligible] fix up the economy. we have to give him a chance. that is a good thing for democracy. host: tell us about voting in pennsylvania. caller: i go to the university of pennsylvania. we have a lot of native american workers. they are very pro-obama, no matter what goes on in the world. i was speaking to them before the 2010 elections, they said that they failed and lost to those republicans and that they would never vote again, they remembered the hot weather. i think that they are remembe
that is what you are going to do when this happens in america. host: i am only stating what we read in news reports and what the president has said. i am sorry that you feel we are giving a perspective, but our goal here is to share with you what we find, i can share more articles of president obama talking about his faith as the morning goes on. good morning, pennsylvania. caller: i appreciate the c-span a balanced approach, it is amazing. [unintelligible] it is harry true, but you know, obama...